arrangers in the US have never been a big deal..

Europe allways has been atrranger country,
but even here its falling slowly

Many parts of south east asia and the middle east, is where the arranger is still going strong
Thats why korg has a middle east version
And Rolands EA7 is aimed at that market

China, biggest country in the world
Is more of a DP country
Europe is also slowly going that way

Many younger people trying to make music have no clue about musical theory
Dont even play an instrument these days
they just use mouse and tablet and some hardware

In the western world the typical arranger is slowly dying
However, its fun to see more and more dig piano's sprouting arranger features
trough the ipad apps that come with them.

Worldwide digital piano sales are better then ever..